# \*tuk-: 'press' 1, 'cut, destroy' 2

> Proto-Semitic *tuk-, 'press' 1, 'cut, destroy' 2: reflexes in 6 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*tuk- |
| Meaning | 'press' 1, 'cut, destroy' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 504 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | tkk \[-u-\] 2 |  |  |
| Akkadian | takāku 1 (AHw 1304) | AHw 1304 |  |
| Hebrew | tōk 1 (Jr 9:5; Ps 10:7, 55:12; HALOT 1729) | HALOT 1729 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | tukkā 1 (HALOT 1729) | HALOT 1729 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | tukkā 1 (HALOT 1729) | HALOT 1729 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | tukia 1 (HALOT 1729) | HALOT 1729 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Akkadian tukku 'oppression, coercion' (CAD T 458), possibly a Canaanite loan (AHw. 1367b apud HALOT 1729).

## Linked from

- [T](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/t/index.md>)

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